Nick Saban Selected as Semifinalist for the George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award
12/23/2020 1:07:00 PM | Football
Alabama head coach one of 12 semifinalists for the award
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Alabama head coach Nick Saban is one of 12 semifinalists for the 2020 George Munger Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, the Maxwell Football Club announced Wednesday afternoon.
In his 14th season, Saban has led the Crimson Tide to a perfect 11-0 record, the school's 28th SEC championship and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming College Football Playoff this season. He has coached more games (84) as the Associated Press' No. 1 team than any other active head coach.
Saban is joined as a finalist by Tom Allen (Indiana), Brent Brennan (San Jose State), Matt Campbell (Iowa State), Jamey Chadwell (Coastal Carolina), Ryan Day (Ohio State), Luke Fickell (Cincinnati), Jimbo Fisher (Texas A&M), Hugh Freeze (Liberty), Brian Kelly (Notre Dame), Kalani Sitake (BYU) and Dabo Swinney (Clemson).
The George Munger Award was founded in 1989 and is named after former University of Pennsylvania coach George Munger. His devotion to ethics in athletics, and his commitment to education is the standard for which all college coaches should strive. Saban previously won the award presented to the best head coach in college football in 2016.
Semifinalist voting for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year award will begin on Thursday Dec. 24th and close on Sunday, January 2nd. The finalist round will include the top three coaches as selected in the semifinalist round. Finalist voting will open Jan. 3rd and run until January 12th. The winner will be announced Jan. 15th.
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